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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Louisiana]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[American Indian Genealogy|American Indian Research]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Indians_of_Louisiana]]'' {{Adoption LAGenWeb}} | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Louisiana]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[American Indian Genealogy|American Indian Research]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Indians_of_Louisiana]]'' {{Adoption LAGenWeb}} | ||
== Tribes and Bands of Louisiana == | === Tribes and Bands of Louisiana === | ||
The following list of American Indians who have lived in Louisiana has been compiled from Hodge's ''Handbook of American Indians...''<ref>Hodge, Frederick Webb. ''Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico''. Washington D.C.:Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #30 1907. [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/handbook_american_indians.htm Available online].</ref> and from Swanton's ''The Indian Tribes of North America''<ref>Swanton John R. ''The Indian Tribes of North America''. Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #145 [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/louisiana/index.htm Available online].</ref>. Some may simply be variant spellings for the same tribe. | The following list of American Indians who have lived in Louisiana has been compiled from Hodge's ''Handbook of American Indians...''<ref>Hodge, Frederick Webb. ''Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico''. Washington D.C.:Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #30 1907. [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/handbook_american_indians.htm Available online].</ref> and from Swanton's ''The Indian Tribes of North America''<ref>Swanton John R. ''The Indian Tribes of North America''. Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #145 [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/louisiana/index.htm Available online].</ref>. Some may simply be variant spellings for the same tribe. | ||
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*Yatasi | *Yatasi | ||
=== Tribe Recognized by the State of Louisiana === | |||
First True Native Americans Tribe, Inc., Adais Caddo Indians, Inc., Biloxi-Chitimacha Confederation of Muskogee (separated from United Houma Nation, Ind.) (Bayou LaFourche Band, Grand Caillou/Duladc Band and Isle de Jean Charles Band), Clifton-Choctaw Indians (also known as Clifton Choctaw Reservation Inc.), Four Winds Tribe, Louisiana Cherokee Confederacy, Point-Au-Chien Tribe (separated from United Houma Nation, Ind., and United Houma Nation | First True Native Americans Tribe, Inc., Adais Caddo Indians, Inc., Biloxi-Chitimacha Confederation of Muskogee (separated from United Houma Nation, Ind.) (Bayou LaFourche Band, Grand Caillou/Duladc Band and Isle de Jean Charles Band), Clifton-Choctaw Indians (also known as Clifton Choctaw Reservation Inc.), Four Winds Tribe, Louisiana Cherokee Confederacy, Point-Au-Chien Tribe (separated from United Houma Nation, Ind., and United Houma Nation | ||
== Agencies of the Bureau of Indian Affairs == | |||
[[Agencies of the Bureau of Indian Affairs|Agencies]] and sub-agencies were created as administrative offices of the [[Bureau of Indian Affairs|Bureau of Indian Affairs]] and its predecessors. Their purpose was (and is) to manage Indian affairs with the tribes, to enforce policies, and to assist in maintaining the peace. The names and location of these agencies may have changed, but their purpose remained basically the same. Many of the records of genealogical value were created by these offices. | |||
The following list of agencies that have operated or now exist in Louisiana has been compiled from Hill's ''Office of Indian Affairs...''<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches'', Clearwater Publishing Co., Inc. 1974. {{FHL|247426|item|disp=FHL book 970.1 H551o}}</ref>, Hill's ''Guide to Records in the National Archives Relating to American Indians''<ref>Hill, Edward E. (comp.). ''Guide to Records in the National Archives of the United States Relating to American Indians''. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1981.{{FHL|207428|item|disp=FHL book 970.1 H551g}}</ref>, and others. | |||
*[[Caddo Indian Agency (Louisiana)|Caddo Agency]] | |||
*[[Choctaw Indian Agency (Mississippi)|Choctaw Agency]], 421 Powell, Philadelphia, MS 39350 | |||
*[[Lower Louisiana Indian Agency (Louisiana)|Lower Louisiana Agency]] | |||
*[[Natchitoches Indian Agency (Louisiana)|Natchitoches Agency]] | |||
*[[Red River Indian Agency (Louisiana)|Red River Agency]] | |||
== Family History Library == | |||
*Office of Indian Affairs Superintendency of Trade Natchitoches - Sulphur Fork Factory 1809-1821; T 1029; {{FHL|276307|item|disp=FHL film 1025158}} | |||
== Reservations == | == Reservations == | ||
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*Pleasant Point and Indian Township Reservation | *Pleasant Point and Indian Township Reservation | ||
*'''Tunica-Biloxi Reservation '''State, under jurisdiction of Choctaw Agency, Tribe Tunica-Biloxi | *'''Tunica-Biloxi Reservation '''State, under jurisdiction of Choctaw Agency, Tribe Tunica-Biloxi | ||
== '''See Also:''' == | == '''See Also:''' == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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==== Bibliography ==== | ==== Bibliography ==== | ||